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In Her Happy Place | Scrapbook Layout by Tona Dirk for MME

Happy Thursday My Mind's Eye fans! This is Tonya here with you. Today's project features Now and Then-Dorothy and a mix of a few other lines. I found these photos of my daughter on the beach and the colors in the Dorothy line immediately came to my mind. The organic nature of the woodgrain paper was the perfect background for the feminine colors.

Supplies: Now and Then-Dorothy: 6x6 Decorative Paper Pad, "Celebrate" 12x12 Chipboard, "Celebrate" Buttons, "Celebrate" Alpha/Tiny Words, "The Best" Stickers, "Pretty" Brads, "Pretty" Label Stickers, "Lovely Day" Enamel Shapes, Decorative Tapes Necessities - Woods: "Worn Wood" paper Kraft Funday: Happy Days Twine Miss Caroline: Fiddlesticks "Story" Stamps

 

I loved the fun whimsical look of the pinwheels. I dressed the pinwheels stickers up a bit with buttons and some foam dots.

I wanted some pinwheels to have a bit of dimension, so in addition to the stickers that are part of the line I made of few of my own.

 

The half doily stamp that you see behind the pinwheels is from a stamp set that was part of the Miss Caroline collection.

 

One thing to note is don't be afraid to mix and match your collections. If you look at the supply list under the first photo you will see that I used product from four different lines. One of the many things I love about My Mind's Eye…theircollections mix and match so well with one another. 

 

Thanks for stopping by the MME blog today, hope you found a bit of inspiration.

 

Tonya
 

Mix and Match with Karen | July 2014

Hi everyone!

This is Karen and I am back with a Mix and Match page for July.

A few months ago, my kids were playing with chalk in the front yard and asked me to take their picture hugging. They didn't have to ask me twice. I then used the photos as fodder for my next page, of course. The
photos have green, black and red in them so I wanted to see if I could make a page that had only those three colors. I thought using Chalk Studio to document a day of sidewalk chalk would be fun.

Here's what I ended up with:




You can find the whole journaling here.

To tie the two pages in, I kept things to a minimum.  I added a line of tape to the top and the bottom and then a little black text and a heart to the bottom left:


On the right side, I created a visual triangle with the two black stars and the one gray one next to the final photo. I like how stark the black is and how much contrast it adds to the page.


I loved using the Tiny Words/Alphas to weave into my title. They are my absolute favorite:


And here are my sweet little boys:


Just to prove that no MME line can be too old to use, the red fleece behind the photos comes from the Kraft Funday line! My challenge to you this month is to use one of your oldest MME lines on a layout. And if
you do, link me up in the comments, I'd love to see it!

4th of July Cards

Hi everybody, Tonya here to share a few 4th of July cards with you. I adore this holiday, it's the one of the rare times through out the year that my family and my husband's family get together. The pure joy on all of the kids' faces as they light up and watch fireworks is just the best site to behold.

Red, white and blue is one of my favorite color schemes and using a variety of My Mind's Eye Products I made these three cards, all were super quick and easy to put together.

For this first card I pulled suppies from the Kraft Funday collection.

Supplies: Kraft Funday Bright Days- 6x6 paper pad, Chipboard Elements, Decorative Brads 

For this next card I put the Decorative Tape to use by cutting out three different sized chipboard stars and covering them with different tapes.

Supplies: Kate & Co.- 6x6 paper pad, Decorative Brads  Decorative Tape set, black and red Kraft Funday Bright Days- Decorative Stamp Set

 For this last card I thought I would make a play on the cute little bird in the Kate & Co Cambridge Court stamp set. Instead of "Let freedom ring", I used...

Supplies: Kate & Co Cambridge Court- Decorative Stamp Set Kate & Co Oxford Lane: Decorative BradsBoy Crazy: Enamel Dots Decorative Tape Set: Red and Black

Hope you all have a fabulous and wonderful 4th of July holiday week!!!! 

 

Tonya

  

Its a Kraft Funday Friday!!

If you're looking for a steal of a deal on our Kraft Funday Happy Days collection then be sure to stop by Scrapbook Steals where Happy Days is the featured dea of the day!

 

Also be sure to swing by their blog to check out some pretty fantastic projects(including the two below) by the My Mind's Eye Design Team.

 

by jana eubank

Happy Friday friends!

Springtime!

The UK seems to already be into Springtime with tons of bulbs coming through into such pretty blooms and nice weather nearly warm enough for shorts!

Around the corner from my In-Law's is a huge Hawthorne tree that just bursts into an amazing amount of blossoms in the spring - I love watching the tiny buds grow and open and show off their delicate petals in clusters of wonderfulness.

I wanted to bring out the delicate white and yellow in the flowers and started with the awesome twine from the Funday Kraft - Everyday Fun.  I then added a tiny mat of white to my papers to lighten the kraft papers away from the black tones.

I used the Everyday Fun Kraft Funday papers as they have a subtle yellow in their colours and teamed them up with the lovely buttons from the Lost & Found 2 Sunshine release.

I used the sweet wood banners and some of the trim and chipboard embellishments to give it some extra interest as I went with a star theme.

and half way through this layout, I was inspired to make a second one along the same paper layers going with the theme "growing" but using blue as the highlight colour.

Every mother has one of these sheets or pieces of wall where the kids are measured and compared to the previous one. something so simple that shows just how quickly time is passing by as my kids grow tall.

 

I used the same cluster style of embellishments using the fantastic new My Minds Eye Jewels along with the brads and chipboard buttons from the Funday Kraft release. 

 

I hope you are inspired to create something to celebrate Spring.

 

Blog Challenge 32 Winners!

What amazing entries we had this month!  It was so much fun to see your take on our theme “YOU” and interpretations of Anam’s sketch.  We know how much time and effort was put into every entry.  Thank you for sharing your talent with us and enjoy your beautiful creations!

 

Let’s hear if for our winners!

Layout Winner: YOU are amazing by Abby Laubenstein!

We love Abby’s use of Kraft Funday and her attention to detail!

 

Honorable Mention Winner: YOU by Kellie Rabideau!

We love how Kellie took the sketch “off the page” for this framed layout about her daughter’s dog.  What a fun way to use the front of the mini album as part of the sketch!

 

Card Winner: YOU are so special by Scrapinka!

 

We love Scrapinka’s beautiful card and the hidden surprise that is in it!

Lisa’s Favorite Things Winner:

Thank you for your inspiration, Lisa. You have such beautiful layouts! I just love your style! Thanks for sharing with us!

Posted by: Tanya Thompson | February 03, 2012 at 08:55 AM

Congratulations to our winners!  Please email [email protected] your shipping address and what you would like for your prize!

Blog Challenge 32: Card

We are pleased to announce this month’s blog challenge!  Our blog challenges are one of the things we look forward to each month.  We have so many talented blog readers.

As you participate in the blog challenge, please keep in mind a few items:

1. We only have three guidelines for you to follow:

• Use the theme “YOU”.
• Use this month’s sketch by Anam Stubbington as your starting point.
• Use 80% My Mind’s Eye products.  That means our products will be the main focus (besides the photo and story you share).

**Remember that you must adhere to all three guidelines in order to win.  A beautiful entry that does not follow the guidelines will not be eligible to win.**

2. We are not looking for a particular style.  Be yourself – create what you like and enjoy the process.  The main goal is to document your memories.

3. Have fun and be positive.

 

The challenge: Design a card based on this fabulous sketch and use the theme “YOU” on the card (sketch by Anam Stubbington).

The rules: Use ANY My Mind’s Eye products (current or past) as long as your project has at least 80% My Mind’s Eye products.

The deadline: Add a link to your project to the bottom of this post using inlinkz by Sunday, February 19, 2012 (midnight, MST). Please include your first and last name and project name when uploading. (a photo of your layout or project will show directly in the post)

(For tips on how to best photograph your entry, click here)

The PRIZE: The winner will receive the collection of their choice and will be featured in a blog post and have bragging rights!

Anam Stubbington and Lisa Spiegel have created these beautiful samples to help you get your creative juices going!

 

“YOU” are the best FRIEND by Lisa Spiegel

Featured Collection: Miss Caroline

The card is titled "You are the best friend"...the Miss Caroline papers are so bright and cheerful...perfect for a thank you!

 

Love “U” by Anam Stubbington

Featured Products: Kraft FunDay Everyday Papers from the 6x6 pad, Cardstock Trims and Chipboard Buttons and the awesome twine.

Extra note – I carefully peeled the top layer of the cardstock sticker off, cut it to size (got rid of the ‘it’) and then replaced it in the opposite direction.

 

We can’t wait to see what you create!  Good luck!

Please upload your project here:

Blog Challenge 31 Winners

Isn’t is amazing how many talented blog readers we have?  We love seeing what you will share with us each month!

If you have not had a chance to see the beautiful entries, click on the following links:

Card Challenge Link

Layout Challenge Link

 

Our January winners are:

 

Winner: Jenny Evans

 

Honorable Mention: Jody Rogers

 

Card Winner: Christine Penafor

 

We will be announcing the sneak peek winners on Wednesday.

Playing with stamps

Most of you know that I adore stamps, especially the ones that My Minds Eye produces to go with their collections. I love making backgrounds with them to bring them from a single image to being the paper image.

and the latest stamps in the Funday release are no different. I think my Favourite is the numbers stamp on the Bright Days set and the Big spiky labels on the Everyday set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love cling stamps for the ability to see where they are going and the ability to be distorted in shape so a straight banner can turn into a curved banner without any damage to the stamp.

For my ink pad colours, I always try to go with one of the colours in the papers that I have picked out to try and either make them pop or subdue the other colours. This time i went for the yellow to make it a bit more cheery and girlie (the colour match is much closer in real life - my photo taking ability is crap with the rainy days)

This background strip was to add a block of colour without adding more paper. I just stamped and slightly over stamped the image to give it some added texture.

And I love twisting the use of a product – this time I took the felt edge trims and sewed a running stitch in them to make flowers. The pre cut edges give these flowers a little extra bit of interest. I added some buttons and brads for added dimension. and then i did a gather stitch in the banner felt and added that to get more of the yellow colour in the layout.

 

Supplies: Kraft FunDay 6x6” paper pad, wood banner tags, buttons,, twine and trims and the wonderful stamps. Other – needle for sewing, white cardstock, inkpads.

 

This is me and Fay both at eight years old. Fay looks so much like her dad most of the time but sometimes, I capture ina  photograph proof of that look where I can see a little of myself in her and that makes me happy. 

I hope you liked how I used the stamps and felt on this layout.

Regards,

 

I "Love" Mixing Collections

Hi, Everyone! Jana Eubank here with a scrapbook page about my daughter. For this page I decided to mix together three different My Mind's Eye collections. I love the result! Here is what I did.

For this page, I decided to place my photos and embellishments in a grid design. The first collection I decided to use was the Love Me Collection. I placed my photos first and then cut rectangles of patterned papers to go in the surrounding areas of my grid. Next, I adhered everything to a cream cardstock base.

Next, I decided to fill in the rectangles with my title, journaling and embellishments. I loved the font of the word "love" on Love Me "Love" Paper and decided to use my scissors to cut them out and use them as my title. I then used the elements from the accessory sheet along with some hand cut doilies (from the patterned and 6" x 6" paper pad). The hearts were also cut from the "Love" paper.

Now that I had my general design decided, I needed to place it on a 12 x 12 sheet of paper. I decided to use the "Favorite" Party Paper from the Lost & Found Two Blush collection. I liked how the tan color tied in with the Love Me collection and the romantic feeling it gave the page with it's soft damask pattern.

But my page still needed a little bit more. I decided to mat the photo grid onto a sheet of Kraft Fun Day Everyday Fun "Remember This" Paper. The bold diagonal grid really calls attention to my photo grouping and makes it the focus of the page. I also added in a border strip to the top of the page, as well as some Kraft Fun Day Everyday Fun Decorative Brads for a little sparkle and dimension.

I love how well these three collections came together!

See you next time!

Jana Eubank